Dhaka Board mulls new HSC exam centres amid pandemic

The Dhaka Education Board has begun considering petitions to add or change venues for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations, reports bdnews24.com.

In a notice, the board ordered all listed HSC examination venues to follow Covid-19 restrictions during the tests. Applications will be considered until Jun 30.

The doors to educational institutions across the country have remained shut since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Though the government has announced plans to reopen them several times, the state of the pandemic has prevented students from returning to classrooms.

The most recent announcement came on May 26, when Education Minister Dipu Moni said schools and colleges would reopen on June 13 if the pandemic situation was not too risky.

At a press conference, she said if everyone followed health protocols responsibly, conditions would be favourable to reopening. The HSC exams will be held two weeks after 48 days of in-person schooling, she said.